Animal trap



y 6, 1930- A. c. RICHARD SON 1,757,218

' I ANIMAL TRAP Filed Dec. 7, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor Allen 6. Ez'chardso n Attorngg May 6, 1930 A. C. RICHARDSON ANIMAL.TRAP

Filed Dec. '7, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 May 6, 1930 A. c. RICHARDSON ANIMAL TVRAP Filed Dec. 7, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventor B wwiwk Atmrng/ Patented May 1930 i I r a v r ALLE C- amaeansoe SHELB LE, rumo s, ASSLIQI R or ON -EAL TO" "I I Pane ists, r 2A rmlvor I p :ANI-MAL may p Application sie necmber 7.11927." SeriaLNm 238,307. 1 p This inventionrelatesto andjnseful opening which is arrangedwire screens improvelllentsin animal traps, and, mum to mg 8& thafithe-lnterl r t th hou g m y 'provide a simple and inexpensive'trap that be viewed. V a I a is primarily ough n tsp i c lly ad p e F ed tesml y th t e using "a j 5 for useinthe trappingsof rats and mice; the hottom'thereof isa longitudinally extend- 5 Through the mediumv of a trap constructed animal chamber Q'f rmed at its topiwith in accordance with this in ion there s a elat y Harrow ig d W :l he nne provided an ever-set mechanism'whereby a edge of which passes into; the heusing 5 7 plurality'of rats or mice; maybe. trapped through-a slot ll-that extendsthroughout the] withoutreqifiring any setting ofthe struclcomplfitc lengthlof'the adjacent wallof said 'oo ture, or Withoutnecessitating any attention h ng 5,566 Figure 5. Beneath this rigid whatever thereto until it is desired to remove Wall 10 of the animal chamber 9',-sai c1 .adjae the animals thereirom- Furthermore traps centwallof the housing 5 is formed central.- of this character will not injure or kill the 1y Wltha Somewhat narrow cutout 1'2. Pivotm animals, but positively preventstheir escape 6 13 0 e (filter edge f his rigid wall 10 or therefrom when once caught therein;v Obvi Saidanimal chamber is a lid 13 for the open ously the animals may be taken from the t p s d pf the Chamber which lid normally V trap so as to be exterminated by drowning or le s admcent its free edge upon the upper other humane means. 1 V e ge 0f he 1 2 1 311d wall of the chamber 9 g0 In the drawings wherein like reference M i 1 6l .11 1611 position by a cross pin V7 characters indicate corresponding" parts l i remov ab1y ,arraHg d Within registering throughout the several views: V 9pep1ngs ;1 h i le 0 th chamber 9 a Figure 1 is a detail longitudinal section int mat n Figur s 1 and'2, v The extreme through my improved trap. a T ZQ WQ ll 9 thi an m c m r 9 i5 P O- Figure 2 is a top plan View r the trap, the 7' v l wi n ep ning in b kio wh ch i a hinged lid of the cylinder housing being 7 11:1391 cre n ng 5 s that the interior of raised. ll chambe m y be rcadilyviewecl so as to Figures 3, i and 5 are detail vertical seca ccrtalnl-t ny an mal has'passed therein, tions taken respectively upon the lines 3i3, a, Ar anged for IfOQking motion within 30 H, and 55 of Figure 1, and looking in l 1g 5 15 i1" Cyhndrical unit designated ,80 the direction of the arrows, and i V gen al y y fil ereference character 16in Figure 6 is a perspective of a rocking cy-" F' gu hl fiyllll dlilcfi l t CQ'llSiSl Of a lindrical unit that forms the most essential P211 f cir la 3 d p atesl7==l7thet are feature ofthe present invention. 7 I p Q-QDI QQlQGd pyl iflfi s mipfld POi V BS by 6. 13 35 Now having particular reference to the fi lPS 1V8: VA lTdflgQd lo g tudmally oug i 5 drawings, there is "disclosed the most prethe Qenter thiscyl nd i al u i s unferried embodiment ofthe invention, the trap p rtmg hBEIldS Of wh PIOi consists of a sheetmetal housing 5 prefersag dend-p atew9d a elnounted for ably of square shape as indicated in Figure rotatlon wltihl'n p n g 1n the li Walli 0f 44 1. The upper endofthi housin'g 5is open the mn ing .5; Th perip er es o th e andhingedly secured to the upper edge of Plaitthepyl ndr eal nit l5 are one of the walls of said housing is a lid'6 that gll llfl ith mgls jllig 110196 9 9f 3 is adapted to restat its forward edge upon pr determinedlengthintewhich project the 1. theopposed Wall of the housing and tobe se 7 11 6! edge-oi th top allglfi Of the 3 3:? cured thereto by a relatively elongated cross inml (11131111 9 l miting 1 1,19 rotatifn of .5 pin 7 arra ged ro gh'ope i gs in upwind the; cylindrical unit reverse di fling ears 88 formed at the upper edges of within this housing 5. Aggagg g the side walls of said housing, seeFigures l nal lywithin substantially the a and 5. I The wall of the housing to which the c'ylindri lid 6 is hinged is preferably formed with an stun w...e shinning v hl a ranged [around he @ylmdmfial 9 wall of the animal chamber 9 and after so doing the cylindrical unitis retu'rnedto its initial position as indicated in Figure 1. a w

unit at the side thereof adjacent the animal chamber 9 are strips of screening 22,Vtheadjacent ends of-which terminate at the ends of the slots 20 in the end plates 1717 of thecylindrical unit so as to permit the animals to passinto the chani'berformed within the cylindrical unit by reason of said strips of screening 21 and 22-22. Forbracing the r lowermost strip of screening22Vupon wh1ch the animal will an there iscircumferentially arranged between the end plates 17'-17 of the cylindrical unit a strip of sheet metal-;23. 7

' the direction of the arrow in Figure 1 for-thus- I or normally maintaining the opening provided at the surface of the cylindrical =unit in registration with theslot 11 of the front Y wall of the housing 5'there is arranged 1on1 gitudinally between the end plates '.17-17 in opposed relation with the gopeni'ng formed in the"cylindrical'unit a weight bar 2 1: H owever v this weightis such that when an animal passes/into the chamber of the cylindrical unitithe weight of the animal will counterbalance the effectof the weight 24 for causing the movement of the cylindrical 'unit in closing the opening in the cylindrical unit to .the opening 11 in the housing 5 to'ob' viously; prevent the animals'irom gainingftheir h I 'Having-thus described the invention,

freedom from the unit, However, the animal is treeto passthrough the slot 12 in the inner opening with which the opening of the drum is registerable, said compartment being provlded with-a sectlonal top, onesection of said top beingadapted to project beyond one side 1 of the compartment-for disposition within the entrance openingof the drum to limit the movement of said drum, the other section of the top being hingedly connected to said first mentioned. section. I f a 7 3Q An animal trap "including a movable drumhaving an entrance'opening therein, a-

compartment provided with, an entrance 7 opening with which the opening of the drum is registerable, saidicpmpartment being provided'with a sectional top, one section'of said top being adapted to project beyond-oneside of the compartment -for disposition within the-entrance opening" of the drum to-limit the movement of saiddrum,the other section of thetop being hingedly-connected to said first mention'edsection; one side wallof the compartment parallel to the "hinged connectionof the last mentione'c'l section terminating'below the'rem'aining side walls of said 1 compartment -1 for supporting" the free end portionof said hinge'dsect-ion, and a pin transversely disposed over the free end portion of the hinged section and being'removably engaged through v openings in the opposed side walls of the compartment.-

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'testimony'whereof-I atfix my signature. V g '7 ALLENC;RICHARDSON.

tion and advantage ofa device ofthis character will be readilyfappreciated; and even though I have herein'shown and described tailed structural elements it is nevertheless +0 be understood that'some changes may be [the invention as consisting of certain dei f made therein without affecting the spirit and 1scope-oftheappended claims. I

what I'claim as new and Patent'is:q a a 1. 'An v'animal trap including a. movable drum having'anentranceaopeningtherein, a

desire to secureby-Letters compartment provided with an entrance 71 "opening with which the opening of the drum is registerable', a' projection on said compartor' normal gagement within said ent; tr e opening of the drunnto limit the movent'i'of said drums 1 h E i a ng'an entrance op'eningtherein, .cOmp'a'rtIIient p e mtan r nc 

